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Wyandot County, Ohio: environmental and disease records

Cancer mortality in Wyandot County is 156.6 deaths per 100,000 people per year against a U.S. rate of 143.2. Federal databases place 197 regulated facilities, sites and hazards inside the county, led by Rail grade crossing (93), NPDES wastewater discharge permit (28), Air permit holder (minor source) (21). EPA AirToxScreen estimates a lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics of 20 in a million, driven mainly by formaldehyde.

Rates are age-adjusted per 100,000 people. A cancer signal is marked significant when the lower bound of its 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate. Facility counts use active federal records located inside the county boundary. Approximate county center: 40.8311, -83.314.

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Cancer deaths and new cases versus the United States

Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. Sorted by the ratio of the county rate to the U.S. rate.

Cancer rates for Wyandot County compared with the United States
Cancer	Measure	County rate	U.S. rate	Times U.S.	95% interval	Years
Lung & bronchus	New cases	75	51.8	1.45xSignificant	62.4 to 89.7	2019-2023
Lung & bronchus	Deaths	38.1	30.2	1.26x	29.4 to 49	2020-2024
Kidney & renal pelvis	New cases	21.9	17.9	1.22x	15.2 to 31.1	2019-2023
Thyroid	New cases	15.8	13	1.22x	8.9 to 25.8	2019-2023
Melanoma of the skin	New cases	26.9	23.8	1.13x	18.9 to 37.6	2019-2023
All cancer	Deaths	156.6	143.2	1.09x	137.8 to 177.7	2020-2024
All cancer	New cases	477	453.4	1.05x	441.6 to 514.6	2019-2023
Pancreas	Deaths	11	11.3	0.97x	6.4 to 18.2	2020-2024
Bladder	New cases	16.8	18.7	0.9x	11.1 to 24.8	2019-2023
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma	New cases	16.4	18.5	0.89x	10.5 to 24.9	2019-2023
Leukemia	New cases	11.9	14.5	0.82x	6.6 to 20	2019-2023
Pancreas	New cases	10.7	13.9	0.77x	5.9 to 18.1	2019-2023

Mortality measures versus the U.S. county median

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. The comparison value is the median of all U.S. counties.

Mortality measures for Wyandot County
Measure	County	U.S. median	Difference	Unit
Premature death	8,015.9	9,842.6	-19%	years of life lost before age 75 per 100,000
Life expectancy	76.1	75.3	+1%	years
Child mortality	n/a	59.8	n/a	deaths under age 18 per 100,000
Infant mortality	n/a	6.2	n/a	deaths under age 1 per 1,000 live births
Injury deaths	104	96.9	+7%	deaths per 100,000
Drug overdose deaths	23.1	28.6	-19%	deaths per 100,000

Air toxics and air quality

EPA AirToxScreen 2020

Lifetime cancer risk from outdoor air toxics: 20 in a million. EPA treats 100 in a million as the upper end of acceptable risk and 1 in a million as the goal.

Formaldehyde15.21 per million
Carbon Tetrachloride2.94 per million
Acetaldehyde1.46 per million
Benzene0.96 per million

EPA Air Quality Index

No EPA air quality monitor reports daily AQI for this county.

Regulated facilities, sites and hazards by type

197 active records inside the county from EPA ECHO, TRI, Superfund, Brownfields, NPDES, EIA, FAA, FRA and corrections data.

Rail grade crossing93
NPDES wastewater discharge permit28
Air permit holder (minor source)21
Gas station (mapped facility)13
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI)8
TRI reporting facility7
Major air pollution source6
Small hazardous waste generator6
Auto repair or body shop (mapped facility)3
Scrapyard (mapped facility)3
Public airport2
Wastewater plant (mapped facility)2
Large greenhouse gas emitter1
Heliport1
Landfill (mapped facility)1
Solar power plant1
Wind power plant1

Highest-severity records

The 25 records with the highest Envyrofax severity in the county, with the agency identifier to cite in a records request.

Teijin Automotive Technologies - Carey, Carey
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Styrene, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Ethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 1 more. Reports carcinogens. 265,874 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43316THBDDCOUNT (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.7
Prospira America Corp, Upper Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene, Methyl isobutyl ketone, Ethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers) and 2 more. Reports carcinogens. 67,661 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43351BRDGS235CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 8.2
Continental Structural Plastics (0388000002), Carey
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000605382 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6.6
Archem America Inc., Upper Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers), Diisocyanates, Diethanolamine. Reports carcinogens. 538 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43351BRDGS245CO (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.6
The Andersons Upper Sandusky Terminal, Upper Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Zinc compounds, Ammonia and 4 more. 28,771 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43351TWRTM9841C (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 6.4
Upper Sandusky Wwtp, Upper Sandusky
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110039740420 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 6
Prospira America Corporation (0388010047), Upper Sandusky
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110069348682 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.7
Tower Automotive Prods Inc, Upper Sandusky
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006106338 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 5.4
Archem America, Inc. (0388010051), Upper Sandusky
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110066942447 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.9
County Environmental Of Wyandot Sanitary Landfill (0388000039), Carey
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030738799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.8
Nevada Village Pws, Nevada
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110009822175 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Trillium Farm Holdings Llc - Layer Site 6, Harpster
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046336238 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.5
Psd Partners Llc, Carey
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4331WPSDPR5968S (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
Rek Associates Llc, Upper Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Formaldehyde. Reports carcinogens.
TRI facility ID 4335WRKSSC11218 (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.5
M-Tek Inc, Upper Sandusky
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110004735715 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.4
Upper Sandusky City, Upper Sandusky
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110002320952 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
County Environmental Of Wyandot Sanitary Landfill (0388000039), Carey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030738799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Psd Partners Llc, Carey
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110037514286 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4.3
Kasai N.A. Inc., Upper Sandusky
Toxic chemical release facility (TRI). Chemicals: Diisocyanates. 27 lbs released over 5 years.
TRI facility ID 43351MTKNC1111N (U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory)
Severity 4.1
Continental Structural Plastics (0388000002), Carey
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000605382 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Psd Partners, Llc, Carey
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110046123789 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Rek Associates. Llc, Upper Sandusky
TRI reporting facility.
EPA FRS registry ID 110070557950 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 4
Archem America, Inc., Upper Sandusky
Major air pollution source.
EPA FRS registry ID 110000741724 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
Mohawk Local School District, Sycamore
NPDES wastewater discharge permit.
EPA FRS registry ID 110006258600 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8
County Environmental Of Wyandot Sanitary Landfill (0388000039), Carey
Large greenhouse gas emitter.
EPA FRS registry ID 110030738799 (U.S. EPA ECHO) Agency record
Severity 3.8

Correctional facilities

Prisons, jails and corrections operations with an EPA facility record, and the drinking water and wastewater compliance attached to them.

No correctional facility with an EPA record is located in this county.

Discovery / public records

Records to request for Wyandot County

Ohio state cancer registry
Cancer incidence counts by census tract or ZIP code, by cancer type and year (de-identified). Any cancer cluster inquiries or investigations in Wyandot County, and their findings.
Ohio vital statistics office
Death certificate counts by cause of death and residence tract or ZIP code, and the years behind the mortality measures above.
Ohio health department, environmental epidemiology
Health consultations or assessments by ATSDR or the state health department covering the county, and any exposure investigations.
Ohio environmental agency and the U.S. EPA regional office
Compliance history, inspection reports, notices of violation, penalties and enforcement actions for each facility above, cited by EPA FRS registry ID.
Ohio drinking water program
Violation notices, sampling results and sanitary surveys for the public water systems serving the county, including any system serving a correctional facility.
Department of corrections or county sheriff
Water testing, grievances and environmental health inspections for the correctional facilities listed above.

Each Envyrofax address report includes a printable records request worksheet with the custodian and the exact request wording per finding.

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